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<p>This may only be semantics but if this were my kid I would not describe the situation in the terms above at all.</p>
<p>Being a recruited walk-on does mean you are wanted … but that is after the 85 kids who are on scholarships … so as others have mentioned playing time might be a pretty uphill battle.</p>
<p>IVYies have limited recruiting slots … I believe less than the 85 scholarship spots … the IVYies also ask people to walk-on.</p>
<p>So to me being a recruit certainly seems to imply your son is much higher on the pecking order at the IVY than the other D1 school.</p>
<p>I know someone who was a recruited walk-on bball player at Duke … 4 years of varsity … 4 NCAA tournies with multiple final fours … multiple friends in the NBA … and played maybe 100 minutes all 4 years combined where he would have been a stud at all but about 50 schools … and he absolutely loved the experience. It’s all about what is most important to the player.</p>